Yaphet Frederick Kotto (November 16, 1939 – March 15, 2021) was an American actor known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-99) as Lieutenant Al Giardello. His films include the science-fiction and horror film Alien (1979), and the Arnold Schwarzenegger science-fiction and action film The Running Man (1987). He portrayed the main villain Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in the James Bond movie Live and Let Die (1973). He appeared opposite Robert De Niro in the comedy thriller Midnight Run (1988) as FBI Agent Alonzo Mosley.
Kananga/Mr. Big
Live and Let Die
William Laughlin
The Running Man
Carl
The Thomas Crown Affair
Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
Brubaker
Little George
5 Card Stud
Al Giardello
Homicide: The Movie
Doc
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Blue
Truck Turner
Lt. William Pope
Across 110th Street
President Idi Amin - Jr.
Raid on Entebbe
Ressler
The Puppet Masters
Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
Midnight Run
Bone
Bone
Detective Harry Lowes
The Star Chamber
Major Connolly
Warning Sign
J.B. Deveraux
Eye of the Tiger
Col. Styles
Terminal Entry
Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
Report to the Commissioner
Sam 'Smokey' James
Blue Collar
Ricardo Bodi
Witless Protection
Self
BaadAsssss Cinema
FBI Agent O'Malley
Two If by Sea
Eubanks
The Park Is Mine
Lee Pitt
Tripwire
Daddy Foxx
The Monkey Hustle
Colt Hawkins
Friday Foster
Jocko
Nothing But a Man
Blase
Drum
Sonny Boy Mosby
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Ivanhoe Washington
Fighting Back
Larson
Extreme Justice
Nate Hodges
Man and Boy
Mr. Whiteside
Ministry of Vengeance
Lt. Tyrell
In Self Defense
Judge Williams
The Defenders: Payback
Captain Rick Sands
Stiletto Dance
Perry Beach
Chrome Soldiers
Harris
Pretty Kill
Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Badge of the Assassin
Lt. Tom Riley
It's Nothing Personal
Quincy
Out-of-Sync
Jules Tallard
A Whisper to a Scream
Police Lieutenant
Hangfire
Captain Jackson
Intent to Kill
Self
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
Crunch
Bede
Desperado
Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
The Jigsaw Murders
Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)
Best Ever Bond
William McElroy
After the Shock
Mark Johnson
The Limit
Parker
Alien
Ernie Green
Night Chase
Agha Kislar
Harem
Gilmore Brown
Prime Target
Ben Flynn
Sharks' Treasure
Fire Chief Walker
Playing with Fire
Sgt. Therman Patterson
Women of San Quentin
Detective Martin Talbot
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Marty Talbot
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Othello
Othello
The American Clock
Sgt. China Bell
For Love and Honor
(archive footage)
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Ernie
Rage!
Captain Hunt
Dead Badge
General Sorenson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Terry
Almost Blue
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
The World of James Bond
Denmark Vessey
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
Self (archive footage)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
Carter
The Ride
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
74
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-11-16
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.A
Also Known As
Yaphet Frederick Kotto